Lloyd A. Knowler Papers | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Papers of Lloyd A. Knowler (1908-90), ASQC charter member (1946), Shewhart Medal recipient (1962), & University of Iowa Prof. of Statistics & Actuarial Sciences, (1939-76), concerning quality control education in academic & industrial settings, includes correspondence, notes, reports, minutes, brochures, photographs, quality control calculators, & newsletters relating to the ASQC Automotive Division (1984); ASQC Annual Conventions (1946, 1949-50, 1956, 1958-59); ASQC Committees (Editorial Board, 1945-54, Education & Training, 1951-53, Examining, 1987-89, Relations with Educational Institutions, (1947-48); the Iowa Quality Coalition (1983-90); the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award Examination Committee (1989); Midwest Quality Control Conferences (1946-50, 1958-59, 1974, 1986-89); government, academic & private industry quality control manuals; the State University of Iowa Section & the "Quint City" Subsection (1944-90); ASQC Sections (Central Illinois, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Indianapolis, South Bend-Mishawaka & Toledo); University of Iowa Quality Control Short Course (1944-79); Quality Control Short Courses at University of California at Los Angeles, University of Illinois, Kansas State University, University of Michigan, University of Nebraska, & Purdue University. The collection contains material relating to quality control consultations at Aldens Inc. & John Deere & Co.